02/10/2016
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"force reductions produce excess capacity, only through BRAC can we align our infrastructure with our defense strategy."
"So that would certainly be something important so that you did not have to install a new trainer on a base."
"In my view this is not a risk that we can afford to undertake on behalf of our national security, as Secretary Panetta has articulated so well."
"if Congress does not authorize additional BRAC rounds, DOD will be forced to use its authority to begin to close and realign bases."